GM Scouts For Talent At EcoCAR Competition

MILFORD, Mich. – General Motors Co. is nearing the end of a three-year interview process with about 200 of the best engineering students in the U.S. and Canada, with 39 committed to work for the auto giant this year, and more in the pipeline.

Nobody would call it that, but that’s what the EcoCAR Challenge is. This week at GM’s massive vehicle proving grounds in the exurbs of Detroit, teams of engineering students from 16 universities are getting final grades on their three-year projects to retrofit Saturn Vue crossovers (they now all carry the Chevy bowtie because Saturn bit the dust) donated by GM into advanced alternative powertrain vehicles for the competition.